Are we there yet?
This is the story of Kamei Shuji. In 1987, the world was young and so was our hero, Kamei. He was ambitious and hardworking; the two qualities that projected a bright future for him. Upon his...
View ArticleBut naturally!
Kamala Kanta Kaman, attired in a hand-woven jacket and dhoti, is sitting surrounded by sacks of rice. It's not elegant long-grain rice but the stubby, unpolished type in various shapes and sizes....
View ArticleThe aura of Amitabh
In the year 1982, as a 16 year old in Lucknow, I lost my appetite. My mother had to force-feed me. I was hooked to television and radio news, not sparing any bulletin in the day. I prayed at the temple...
View ArticleOne way ticket to the blues
Hearts are breakable, we know that. Only the most dull, unimaginative member of the human race goes through life without crushing, infatuating, pining, wanting, yearning, lusting or loving at least...
View ArticleLife's simple pleasures
Live close to nature and your spirit will not be easily broken, for you learn something of patience and resilience. You will not grow restless, and you will never feel lonely.My relationship with the...
View ArticleThose were the days...
Remember the good old days? Those magical yesteryears when the skies were bluer, air purer, people nicer, music sweeter and life a rainbow-hued fairy tale. In those mythical halcyon days, love and...
View ArticleLet there be light
It is not yet morning. Deepavali, the festival of lights, is still a few hours away. There is darkness everywhere. The sun asleep. The sky wearing an ink black sheath with silver stars sequinned...
View ArticleLet there be light
It is not yet morning. Deepavali, the festival of lights, is still a few hours away. There is darkness everywhere. The sun asleep. The sky wearing an ink black sheath with silver stars sequinned...
View ArticleLend me your ears
Picture this scenario. You're sitting with your family, watching TV. The usual rambunctious debate, this time about a heinous domestic crime. Everyone blames everyone else. Finally, as always, politics...
View ArticleLike nobody's business
'Clean my coach' is a mobile app proposed by the Indian Railways which, according to news reports, will enable you to get your railway coach cleaned 'in a matter of minutes' (precisely 15 minutes, they...
View ArticleMiddletown dreams
Her name, in English, means "golden". I last saw her in a WhatsApp image of a young woman posing outside a building in Dubai, wearing the classic LBD (Little Black Dress). As I scrutinised her...
View ArticleWinds of change
About 7.38 billion... this is the population in the world today, living in 196 countries. We have come a long way in 50,000 years, the approximate time when ancestors walked out of the forests and...
View ArticleHow relevant are you?
We don't analyse it much, but it's astonishing what we do to stay relevant. Relevant to who? Why, to our kith and kin, our friends and neighbours, the people we work for, the people we work with, the...
View ArticleIt's the time to be merry
Christmas and New Year are a special time of the year when old bonds are revived and cemented, and new ones forged. This is also the time to shed worldly cares and look ahead to a New Year brimming...
View ArticleShare your photos on the theme 'New Beginnings'
Dear readers,Starting from the January 10 issue, Sunday Herald will publish a crowd-sourced photo-feature on every alternate Sunday, on page 5.The theme for the first photo-feature is 'New...
View ArticleTurning another page
In one of Sir Terry Pratchett's books, he imagines what idle chit-chat must be like for mayflies, who live for just 24 hours as adults. "We had proper sun in the good old hours. It were all yellow....
View ArticleThe season of smiles
As another year comes to an end, we welcome the New Year with hope in our hearts and prayers on our lips. May strife and enmity reduce in the world around us, and in our own backyards. May our elected...
View ArticleLegacy of a karma yogi
In the 19th century, India was in a state of ferment in the realm of ideas. This was particularly the case in Bengal where the English impact had been the longest. Initially, some among Indian...
View ArticleShare your photos on the theme 'Patriotism'
Dear readers, The theme for the next photo feature is Patriotism. Submit your entry (one per person) with your name, a caption and information about where you have taken the photo, to...
View ArticleIt's all in the mind
I am an upbeat and enthusiastic person. But sadly, only on rare occasions! There are moments when I am highly enthused and energised. Again, such moments are few and far in-between. The real scene is...
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